MENIFEE: Man accused in fatal shooting of girlfriend to stand trial

One witness and a half-hour of testimony were all a judge needed Tuesday to decide that a Menifee man should stand trial for murder in the slaying of his girlfriend.

Adam Michael Starkey, 31, is charged with first-degree murder, with enhancements of using a firearm to commit a serious felony and to cause great bodily injury. If convicted, Starkey faces a sentence of 50 years to life in prison, prosecutors say.

Sheriff's deputies arrested Starkey after the
fatal shooting
of Jennifer Bowers, 38, on the night of Jan. 24 at Starkey's residence on Bundy Canyon Road in Menifee.

Officers went to the home after emergency dispatchers took a 911 call from Starkey, who said he had shot his girlfriend. Initial responders found her dead from a single gunshot wound to the head.